Associations to the word «Foolish»

Wiktionary

FOOLISH, adjective. (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
FOOLISH, adjective. Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

Dictionary definition

FOOLISH, adjective. Devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision".
FOOLISH, adjective. Having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.